Automobile buffer-bar.



J. H. SAGER.

AUTOMOBILE BUFFER BAB. APPLICATION FILED 0GT.18,1909.

l 941,654. PatentedNov. 30, 1909.

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UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES H. snGER, OE ROCHESTER, EEW YORK, AssIeNOR To J. H. sAGER COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A COREORATION OE NEW YORK.

AUTOMOBILE RUEEER-EAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Nov.4 30, 1909.

Application iled October 18, 1999. Serial No. 523,367.

fer bars, and the object ofthe invention is to' protect the front end of an automobile or otherl vehicle from injurious contact ,with any obstacle which it may strike, and also to cushion the blow in order to reduce the shock` to the occupants of the car, and its particular Objectis a set of buffer bars that is adjust y able, without alteration, for automobiles of.

different lines and dimensions.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a top plan View of the front end of' an automobile frame with the device in place; Fig. 2 is ,-a

` side elevatio of the same; Fig. 3 is an enlarged crossection on the line 3-f3 of Fig.

.1; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-section on supported thereon at a suitable height from the ground. The lsupports inthe present embodiment of the invention comprise ysleeves 8, 3 that fit over rods 4, 4. The latterare rigidly fastened 4on the frames 2.y One ofsaid fasteningsis 'abracket 5, adapted to be bolted on the frame at 6, after the upturned end 7. ofthe rod 4 has been inserted into it. In the drawing the end 7 is j represented as screwed into the bracket ,5,

` but may be Otherwise secured therein. The

other fastening is a clamp 8 ('Fig.'j`4) around,v

the rod 4, through which a stud 9 passes, as well as .through one end of the vehicle spring 10 as shown. The brackets 5 and the clamps 8 combine to hold the rods 4 rigid.

' The sleeves 3 have bushings 11 (Fig-3) at their rear ends, that are bored so as to be,

slidable on the rods 4. The bushings are held immovable withrespect to the sleeves by setscrews 12.

The rods 4 are shouldered down" at theirl sleeves -3 and the bar 1 front ends, and are each capped by a nut 13.

l/Vithin the hollow centen of the sleeve 3,

vbetween the nut 13 and bar l, lies a spring 14. Said spring constantly presses against the nut 13 and the front end of the sleeve,l

thereby moving the latter forward until the t front end of the bushing 11 rests against the rear face of said nut, as shown in FlgpB.

If the bar 1 encounters an object With a shock, it will be thrust backward, or toward the vehicle, carrying with it the sleeves 3, and so compress the springs 14 against the immovable n-uts 13. The sleeves can slide 'along the'rods 4, the limit of their movement depending on the lengt-l1 of the springs. When the vehicle is backed away from the object encountered, the springs throw the orward again to their former position.

The `great advantage of this construct-ion, besides those of cheapness, strength and simlplicity, is that by attaching the supporting bar'4 rigidly to the automobile frame, and providing a buffer that will slide upon it,

yitv becomes possibletoturn up the ends of the supporting bar, as shown, and so make them adjustable with respect tothe brackets `5, for frames of different lines and dimensions. This me'ans that this invention ro-l vides means for bracing the buffer oth horizontally and vertically., which arey adjustable with respect to each other, and so are adapted to be attached to mostany v kind'of frame.

' `What I claim is:-

1. automobile buii'er-bars, the'combination-with la cross-rail to receive the shock, of

similar, separated sleeves attached thereto and projecting at right angles therefrom;

rods' adapted to slide withln said sleeves,

respectively; springs vinterposed between said rods and cross-rail; means for attachj ing said rods to thel automobile frame; and

means adjustable at right angles to said rods for bracing saidrodshorizontall and vertically; substantially as shown an described.

2-` In automobile buffer-bars, the combination with a cross-rail to receive the shock, of

similar, separated sleeves attached thereto and projecting at right angles therefrom; l turned ends of said rods, respectively, and rods adapted to slide Within said sleeves, reto be attached to the automobile frame; subspectively, Whose outer ends are turned at stantially as shown and described.

right angles; springs interposed between JAMES H. SAGER. said rods and cross-rail; means for attach- Witnesses:

ing said rods to the automobile frame; and D. GURNEE,

brackets 5, 5, adapted to receive the up- L. THON. 

